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  1. Blighty
    Thx Doc!
  2. Blighty
    Crikey Mike, are you suggesting I fill the outhouse with BATTERY HENS?
  3. Blighty
    I'm super stoked tonight, I just lit up the Ole' riverboat for the first time with all the lights in place including the Texas and pilot house, all yellow LEDs. Very pleased with the brightness and balance of luminance. I have to clean the wiring up tomorrow and glue down the pilot house. So pleased I went ahead and lit her up. I had to make a outhouse to house the 9V battery but it looks ok, still requires a splash of rust but I don't think it is out of place. Len
  4. Blighty
    I like your thought process, I am travelling down a similar road, my eyesight prevents me from lottsa rigging.
  5. Blighty
    Hi Clarence, I think scratch built models hold a certain fascination, at least for me they do. I definitely plan to do one some time down the road but I'm not ready yet. A few more kit builds first. A couple of questions for you though:- Is it has much fun for you as a kit build? (it seems to be)! Would the Monroe still be the scratch build of choice now you're more informed? Looking in it appears you aced your choices, I think she's an absolute beauty, and I love the freedom to modify for the better you are achieving. Keep up the good work, an envious admirer. Len
  6. Blighty
    Starting to look really good Em. Congrats on progress so far.
  7. Blighty
    Thx for the feedback on brass blacking, I'll read up and go get some. Len
  8. Blighty
    Hi Derek, I notice you do not lay wax paper over the top of your joints asyou do below. I found this useful when I wanted to apply weight directly over the joint. Bet of luck with this build, also on my short list. A beautiful day here in Windsor. Len
  9. Blighty
    Hi Cathead, I was actually referring too the white trim pieces, however I will purchase the blackening solution for the unpainted brass, this will be a new process for me but I've been meaning to check it out but this is the first opportunity, which is the best make to get?
  10. Blighty
    What a lovely little model, and beautifully done, this kit will be sat on my shelf very shortly. Congratulations Derek. Len
  11. Blighty
    Thx for the comments above, I'm looking forward to getting the final couple of decks down now, the end is in sight. I have to now paint the brass components, any advise as to best way of doing this and which type of paint to use? They are all still attached to the blank except for one piece. Thx in advance.
  12. Blighty
    Nice work Em, looks great, the detail really makes it.
  13. Blighty
    The Admiral graciously made some lamp shades for the skylight lamps, thx babe they look great. Gluing down the Texas deck now.
  14. Blighty
    Looks awesome Em
  15. Blighty
    Great looking model Mike, I can picture Oloff the 'orrible sitting up front with his mighty hammer ready to knock Adrian's Wall into the North Sea.
  16. Blighty
    Thx Ken, Yep, the vinegar wash is great but a few draw backs with it too. The pros:- It looks exactly like real aged/weathered wood, no mixing colors or skilled art techniques required. The stain is permanent and the penetration is deep into the surface, this allows rubbing down after paint, for example, vinegar wash, allow to dry, thin coat of paint and then sand off areas where excessive ware is required, I did this on the deck in fairly large patches. Easy to paint over, I really like putting a thin coat over the top as on the pilot house, so the stained surface shows through. Much more pleasing than seeing virgin wood showing through the paint. Another thing I did on the deck that I forgot to mention, after final red oxide spray, a few patch ups with a mixed red/black to get close to the spray color, put a bit of variation into the finish. So when that was done I still thought it was a little bright compared to the aging on the walls so I put a brushed coat of vinegar mix on top of the paint. I think that looks stella, may be a bit over the top for most tastes but I was well pleased. Dulled it right down. The cons:- Warpage, hard to avoid on thin stock wood, this could be a downer for the pro modeller. For me, I'm just having fun with the build, a few flaws in the tolerances and joints though I try to avoid them, it doesn't detract from my enjoyment of the build. Different species of wood stain differently. I don't know the woods used but if you are considering the vinegar solution, try some on scrap pieces. Some of the wood I tried to stain barely changed, however same types seem to be consistent. (This can be seen on the wall I created rear of the boiler, I used some scrap wood from my previous build, (Emma C Berry) along with some Chaperon kit wood. Stained it afte it was built. My next build is the Picket Boat from MS, I'm thinking of painting all the wood with the vinegar before starting and keep the painting to a minimum except the outside of the hull which will definitely be black. I'm already looking forward to that.
  17. Blighty
    Beautiful detail, this scale is crazy.
  18. Blighty
    Welcome aboard, I bet you can't wait to get started. Len
  19. Blighty
    I have the pilot house constructed, just have to add light and some furniture. I purchased the wheel from M/S it is very nicely finished. The interior of the pilot house deck has had the vinegar wash treatment, I am liking that finish more and more, especially when the solution has aged. I've been working on my hobby room so the Chaperon will have a better dry dock for her refit. Note, for the modified frt panel of the pilot house I used 1/32" stock, I'm pleased with the scaled appearance. Excuse the quality of the modelling, my close up shots will expose my considerable shortcomings, 'practice makes perfect!', sawdust in my case. The walls were also washed with vinegar and then a thin coat of white was applied ensuring the weathered surface still showed through.
  20. Blighty
    TIgoe, your kind comment has made my day, thanks so much. I'm certainly no expert and have learned things doing this build. Good luck with your weathering efforts. Anything you want additional detail on, let me know and I'll help where I can, just don't expect expert advise!. Len
  21. Blighty
    Mike, I thought about putting the battery on top of the Texas or Skylight deck but I have it from good authority the Captain is storing some crates of wine under tarpaulin sheets on one of these decks which leaves little room for wine and battery. Now if a few of those wine cases were to 'be left off' your plan would work!!!! ummmmm.
  22. Blighty
    1/4" scale is a delight to work with, it would have been difficult to get the real-feel with 1/8", at least for me it would. A great looking model Clarence. Love the wood pile. Len
  23. Blighty
    Thx Steve, it was well worth the effort to install LEDs. Len
  24. Blighty
    Clarence, Using your ships for night lights must look awesome, great idea, however I think that commits you too house power source. That was not a consideration for me, the only time we will be in darkness in my display room will be to look at the Chaperon lit up, a matter of minutes only. I have not calculated the battery life, nor am I likely too but when the installation is complete I will definitely run a fresh battery to failure and add info to this log. Actually running a test is the best real world method in my opinion. Battery power does make life easy for a clean self contained installation in most cases, I was originally going to mount the battery in the hull but I was on again, off again with the lights, (no pun intended)! so my options kept diminishing as the decks got built up. So now, the battery will be mounted in or around the pilot house, exact location tbd. another wing and a prayer design change. Thx for following.
  25. Blighty
    A pic of the lights so far, still have the Texas deck and pilot house to light up. All this is temp as I am still painting and finishing up lower decks.

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